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Altenew October 2024 Release Blog Hop

October 4, 2024

Welcome to the Altenew October 2024 Release blog hop! I’m so excited to have you with me today. I have a few cards to share with you using products from this release. You can see the entire collection here.

For my first card, I used the new Pumpkin Patch Simple Coloring Stencil set with the coordinating Pumpkin Patch 3D Embossing Folder.

To create this card, I stenciled the pumpkin patch simple coloring stencil onto the new Sicilian Amber Cardstock. This cardstock color is perfect for fall cards. The inks I used were Sunkissed, Orange Cream, Autumn Blaze, Fire Brick, and Hunter Green. All these colors are new from Altenew.

The sentiment for the card came from the Pumpkin Patch Outline stamp set. The stamp said also has coordinating dies, which I used to die cut out the large sentiment. The smaller sentiment was trimmed down with my paper trimmer. In addition, I added some beautiful Citrine Gems using the new Perfect Picker tool.

Now my second I REALLY love how it turned out. For this card I stamped the Pumpkin Patch Outline Stamp Set with Espresso Ink onto Vanilla Cream Cardstock. Gold shimmer spray was applied over the image. This gave the image incredible sparkle.

Once the spray tried, I die cut out the image using an oval die cut. Then I used several fall colored alcohol markers from Altenew to color in the pumpkins making sure to not color every pumpkin. This is such a cool effect.

Now for the background, I used Vanilla Cream Cardstock and ran it through my die cutting machine with the Altenew Woven Basket Embossing Folder. To make the design stand out, I swiped Altenew Sand Dunes and Rocky Shore inks over the embossed area. All that was left was to add the beautiful pumpkins to my woven background and add a sentiment.

There are so many amazing products in this release. Make sure to visit the blogs on the hop. There’s $300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $100 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner and a $50 gift certificate to 4 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by October 10th for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 5 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on October 12th, 2024. The winner of the $100 gift certificate will be chosen from comments left on the Altenew blog.

Have a fun time on the Altenew October 2024 Release Blog Hop. I have product links for your below. They are affiliate links however there is no cost to you for using them.

Altenew Inked Poppies Press Plates

July 11, 2024

Hey everyone. I’m paying with the Altenew Inked Poppies Press Plates. If you missed my Instagram post about the new Altenew July 2024 Release Video Hop, you can check out my tutorial here. However today I have more cards featuring products from the release.

For these two cards, I used the Inked Poppies Press Plate. I’m sorta new to press plates and I’m hooked now. Yup, take all my money. They are super easy to use and the details you get with these press plates are absolutely gorgeous. Having a few in my stash already and wanting to use them more, when I had a chance to grab these from Altenew I did.

With a press plate, it gives the card an engraved feel. All the elements of the image is pressed into the paper. So you can ink up your press plate with any color ink, use your Spellbinder’s die cutting machine (not sure if they work with other machines) and press the image into the paper. You will be wowed with cards made with these plates.

I highly recommend the Altenew Inked Poppies Press plates for you next card. You can check out more cards I made using products from Altenew by clicking on this link. All products used for today’s cards are listed below. Products for the tutorial from Tuesday will be listed under the video on Youtube.

Altenew March 2024 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in Total Prizes!))

March 6, 2024

Welcome to the Altenew March 2024 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway! I’m excited you are here today. You can start the hop here at the beginning if you missed anyone along the way.

Let’s get into the cards I made today. For my first card I used the Rustic Rose Stamp and coordinating die. I started the card by first stamping the rose onto watercolor paper. Next I mixed colors from the new Altenew Tube Watercolors to create these beautiful colors for my rose. Mixing watercolors to create a custom color is a wonderful way to expand your color palette.

Once the rose was completely dried, I used the coordinating die to cut it out. Now it was time to work on the background.

Using the same Altenew Cold Press Watercolor Paper, I made this background by mixing blues and grey watercolors together. For added texture I splattered on gold paint before I adhered the rose. For the sentiment, I decided to use the you are the best so this card could be given at any occasion. Finally, I trimmed down the panel and adhered it to a white card base.

Let’s get into the next card. This card is featuring the Paint and Stamp Butterflies from the Altenew March 2024 release. I stamped the images in a very light grey in for a no-line watercolor look. For each butterfly, I carefully painted it in a color and allowed the next color to blend a little into the next one. I love a cool rainbow feel on a card.

Once I was finished painting each butterfly, I splattered the coordinating color above it to give it a whimsical look and added just a touch below each butterfly was well.

A simple sentiment and a black cardbase really finished this card off nicely. Now it’s time for the giveaways.

There is $300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $100 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner and a $50 gift certificate to 4 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 03/12/2024 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 5 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 03/14/2024.

*The winner of the $100 gift certificate will be chosen from comments left on the Altenew blog.

Thanks for stopping by today and I’ll see you back here soon!

Altenew December 2023 Inks & Marvelous Monthly Series Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in Total Prizes!))

December 13, 2023

Welcome to the Altenew December 2023 Inks & Marvelous Monthly Series Blog Hop + Giveaway. You should have arrived here from Therese’s blog. This is such an exciting release with so much to offer.

For my inspiration today I made cards using several of the products in today’s release. First I’m going to start off with a card using the new Glacier Caves inks. I’m still in the holiday mode so pairing these inks with the Joy die was perfect for a holiday card. The outline of the joy is made using the reinkers and shaving cream. Such a cool effect! Want more holiday card ideas. Click here for my holiday card series

Staying with the Joy die, I used the Coffee Break inks to makes this pretty little number. I loved pairing this with the Sweater Pattern Builder Stencil Set.

Moving into a more dynamic birthday card. I used the new Dynamic Duo Dainty Roses stencil. Oh this card really has my heart.

I really enjoyed this release. Now for the giveaways. To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $100 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner and a $50 gift certificate to 4 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 12/19/2023 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 5 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 12/21/2023. *The winner of the $100 gift certificate will be chosen from comments left on the Altenew blog.

Next on the hop is Seeka. Thanks for joining the Altenew December 2023 Inks & Marvelous Monthly Series Blog Hop + Giveaway Appreciate you stopping by today and I’ll see you back here soon!

October 2023 Marvelous Monthly Series Release Video Hop

October 17, 2023

Hey everyone. Welcome to the October 2023 Marvelous Monthly Series Release Video Hop! I have a tutorial today using products from the Altenew Craft Your Life Project Kit: Nordic Wonderland. I enjoy working with the Craft Your Life Project Kits as it’s jammed packed with coordinating products to make card making a breeze.

In today’s tutorial, I’ve recreated two cards using this month’s kit!

As you can see, this kit works beautifully for birthday cards and cards that need some extra prayers.

You can watch the tutorial here or over on my Youtube channel mzdanajoy. Affiliate links have been used at no cost to you.

Giveaway Prizes

$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $100 gift certificate to 1 grand prize winner and a $50 gift certificates to 4 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew video and/or each designer’s YouTube video on the hop list by 10/23/2023 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 5 random winners and announce them on the Altenew Winners Page on 10/25/2023. Thanks for stopping by today. Have a wonderful day.